Global Patent Index - EP 0588540 A1

EP 0588540 A1 19940323 - Inflatable vehicle seat for a child.

Title (en)

Inflatable vehicle seat for a child.

Title (de)

Aufblasbarer Fahrzeugsitz für Kinder.

Title (fr)

Siège de véhicule gonflable pour enfants.

Publication

EP 0588540 A1 19940323 (EN)

Application

EP 93306991 A 19930903

Priority

  • US 4875393 A 19930416
  • US 93952192 A 19920904

Abstract (en)

A child seat device (10), for use in a vehicle having a seatbelt (12) for securing the child seat device to the vehicle seat (14), has an inflatable child seat (20) which includes an inflatable bottom panel (22), an inflatable back panel (24) upstanding from the rear of the bottom panel, and a pair of opposed, laterally-spaced inflatable sidewall panels (26). Each of the sidewall panels (26) has a back portion (30) projecting forwardly from a respective side of the back panel and a bottom portion (32) projecting upwardly from a respective side of the bottom panel. An inflatable brace (50) disposed in each of the sidewall panels intermediate the back and bottom sidewall portions, limits pivotal movement of the back and bottom sidewall portions towards one another. Each of the braces (50) defines a single interior air chamber having, at most, limited gaseous communication with the bottom, back and sidewall panels. Alternatively, a substantially rigid frame (200) is secured to the back panel (24) for movement therewith as a unit, thereby to limit pivotal movement of the back and bottom panels (24,22) towards one another. The frame (200) defines a pair of apertures (212) configured and dimensioned to receive therethrough a seatbelt (12), thereby to secure the device (100) to the vehicle seat (14). A releasable harness (62') maintains the torso of a child (c) intermediate the sidewall panels (26). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B60N 2/28

IPC 8 full level

A47C 4/54 (2006.01); B60N 2/26 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60R 22/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B60N 2/26 (2013.01 - KR); B60N 2/2806 (2013.01 - EP US); B60N 2/2812 (2013.01 - EP US); B60N 2/2881 (2013.01 - EP US); B60N 2/2884 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 297/03 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0588540 A1 19940323; EP 0588540 B1 19971210; AT E160975 T1 19971215; CN 1096486 A 19941221; DE 69315648 D1 19980122; IL 106881 A0 19931228; IL 106881 A 19960723; JP H06199164 A 19940719; KR 940006842 A 19940425; MX 9305372 A 19940531; TW 248545 B 19950601; US 5292176 A 19940308

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93306991 A 19930903; AT 93306991 T 19930903; CN 93117133 A 19930904; DE 69315648 T 19930903; IL 10688193 A 19930902; JP 22131093 A 19930906; KR 930017611 A 19930903; MX 9305372 A 19930902; TW 82107393 A 19930909; US 4875393 A 19930416